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Yemen upcycles shot-up buses to ease water shortage

Once a bus wreck peppered with bullet holes, the pristine white water tanker parked in front of a Yemen university now delivers water to students in the war-torn and cholera-hit south. Sitting among still battle-scarred buses, the tanker was repurposed by student welfare officer Nashwan...

Tripoli: UAE drones hit residential area, injure family

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday announced that drones from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) targeted a residential area in Tripoli, seriously injuring several members of a family. In a written statement, GNA said that the attack took place in al-Hadaba...

Egypt: Brother of well-known activist got 15 days in jail

An Egyptian rights lawyer says prosecutors have ordered the brother of a U.S.-based well-known Egyptian activist to remain in custody pending an investigation into taking part in activities of an outlawed group and disseminating fake news. Wael Ghonim, who led a Facebook page that helped...

Sudan's new PM launches probe into protesters' deaths

Sudan's newly appointed prime minister has launched an independent investigation into June's deadly crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people and threatened to crush the country's pro-democracy uprising. Protest leaders had demanded the establishment of an international inquiry...